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Yoga guru TKV Desikachar passes away

August 9, 2016

Renowned Yoga Guru TKV Desikachar passed away following a brief illness in Chennai. He was 78. He was known for transforming the way of practising yoga. He had turned it into both a wellness concept and a therapy. About TKV ..

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Renowned Assamese writer Mahim Bora passes away

August 6, 2016

Eminent Assamese litterateur Mahim Bora died due to old age problems in Guwahati, Assam. He was 92. He was a prolific short story writer and a poet. He had received the Sahitya Akademi award for his most popular work Edhani ..

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Nobel Prize-winning Egyptian chemist Ahmed Zewail passes away

August 4, 2016

The Egyptian-born Nobel-winning scientist Ahmed Zewail passed away in the United States. He was 70. Mr Zewail had won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1999 for his pioneering work in femtochemistry. He is the first Arab Scientist to win ..

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Eminent writer and social activist Mahasweta Devi passes away

July 29, 2016

Eminent author and social activist Mahasweta Devi passed away in Kolkata, West Bengal after a multi-organ failure. She was 91. Her writings had mainly focused on the marginalised communities in the country and served as the voice of the oppressed ..

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Noted Tabla maestro Lachu Maharaj passes away

July 29, 2016

Noted Tabla maestro Pandit Lachu Maharaj passed away in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh due to cardiac arrest. He was 73 years old. Lacchu Maharaj was renowned internationally and his table performance had drawn attention of the connoisseur of performing arts from ..

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Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao, Father of Hybrid Sorghum passes away

July 28, 2016

Distinguished agricultural scientist Dr. Neelamraju Ganga Prasada Rao passed away in Hyderabad, Telangana following a brief illness. He was 89. He is famously known as “Father of Hybrid Sorghum”. He is also famous for his basic and applied research in ..

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Legendary modern artist S H Raza passes away

July 23, 2016

Legendary modern Indian artist Syed Haider Raza passed away in New Delhi following a prolonged illness. He was 94. He was best known for popularising Indian concepts of art and iconography globally and was also building a towering legacy of ..

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Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passes away

July 20, 2016

Noted Indian hockey player Mohammed Shahid passed away due to multiple organ failure in Gurugram, Haryana. He was 56. Mohammed Shahid was a member of the V Baskaran-led Indian team that won a Gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. ..

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